2019 BRFSS Survey Results: North Carolina

Exercise

Adults that participated in 150 minutes (or vigorous equivalent minutes)
of physical activity per week (CDC calculated variable)

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  Total
Respond.^		 150+ minutes 0-149 minutes Don’t know/Not Sure/Refused/Missing
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,287 1,974 45.2 43.5-47.0 1,888 44.4 42.6-46.2 425 10.4 9.3-11.5
-MALES 2,004 953 46.0 43.4-48.5 824 42.0 39.5-44.5 227 12.0 10.4-13.9
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 1,277 653 48.1 45.0-51.3 501 41.2 38.1-44.4 123 10.6 8.7-12.9
Non-Hispanic Black 358 170 49.4 43.4-55.4 137 36.6 31.1-42.4 51 14.0 10.5-18.5
Other 325 119 35.1 29.3-41.3 172 53.3 46.8-59.7 34 11.7 8.1-16.5
AGE
18-34 480 213 43.5 38.6-48.5 209 43.7 38.8-48.8 58 12.8 9.7-16.6
35-44 273 130 47.8 41.2-54.4 120 43.9 37.5-50.6 23 8.3 5.4-12.6
45-54 328 141 42.8 36.7-49.1 156 48.5 42.3-54.8 31 8.7 5.9-12.6
55-64 342 167 48.6 42.6-54.7 147 41.9 36.0-48.0 28 9.5 6.2-14.3
65-74 331 190 54.2 47.7-60.6 108 33.9 28.0-40.2 33 11.9 7.8-17.8
75+ 216 112 49.1 41.1-57.3 81 37.4 29.7-45.8 23 13.5 8.7-20.4
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 212 68 30.7 24.1-38.2 116 54.2 46.3-61.9 28 15.1 10.0-22.1
H.S. or G.E.D. 516 197 40.4 35.6-45.3 245 45.3 40.4-50.2 74 14.4 11.3-18.1
Some Post-H.S. 555 263 48.0 43.4-52.7 240 42.3 37.8-47.0 52 9.6 7.1-12.9
College Graduate 714 424 59.3 55.2-63.2 220 30.4 26.8-34.3 70 10.3 8.1-13.1
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 155 44 27.1 19.8-36.0 64 39.3 30.8-48.5 47 33.5 25.4-42.8
$15,000- 24,999 236 83 34.5 27.9-41.9 134 57.6 50.1-64.8 19 7.9 4.9-12.4
$25,000- 34,999 173 72 41.1 33.2-49.6 82 48.6 40.3-57.0 19 10.3 6.1-16.8
$35,000- 49,999 239 105 40.9 34.1-48.1 114 50.2 43.0-57.4 20 8.9 5.5-14.0
$50,000- 74,999 226 109 47.8 40.1-55.5 100 42.6 35.2-50.3 17 9.6 5.6-16.0
$75,000+ 601 383 61.6 57.0-66.0 185 33.4 29.1-38.0 33 5.0 3.5- 7.3
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 605 229 36.6 32.2-41.3 315 52.7 47.9-57.5 61 10.7 7.9-14.3
No 1,315 716 52.4 49.3-55.5 503 39.4 36.3-42.5 96 8.2 6.6-10.2
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 536 272 48.8 43.9-53.8 200 38.6 33.9-43.7 64 12.5 9.4-16.4
Non-Veteran 1,449 680 45.5 42.5-48.5 621 43.3 40.4-46.3 148 11.2 9.4-13.3
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 677 347 51.2 46.9-55.6 253 37.3 33.2-41.6 77 11.5 9.0-14.5
Regional City or Suburban County 563 271 45.3 40.6-50.1 231 43.2 38.4-48.1 61 11.5 8.8-14.9
Rural 764 335 41.5 37.5-45.7 340 45.5 41.3-49.7 89 13.0 10.3-16.4
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 1,191 568 47.2 44.0-50.4 504 42.4 39.2-45.7 119 10.4 8.6-12.6
Unemployed 75 22 23.9 15.1-35.7 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 503 285 53.7 48.3-58.9 162 32.6 27.9-37.8 56 13.7 10.1-18.4
Unable to Work 145 45 32.4 24.0-42.0 86 56.7 47.0-65.8 14 11.0 6.2-18.7
Other not in Labor Force 54 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 51 *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 164 59 36.3 28.3-45.2 94 56.5 47.6-65.0 11 7.1 3.6-13.5
101% to 150% 199 75 36.7 29.3-44.7 109 55.8 47.5-63.7 15 7.5 4.2-13.1
151% to 200% 161 64 39.6 31.4-48.5 79 49.3 40.6-58.1 18 11.1 6.8-17.6
More than 200% 1,005 573 55.1 51.5-58.6 365 38.0 34.5-41.5 67 7.0 5.3- 9.1
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER4
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 446 182 39.4 34.2-44.8 207 47.0 41.5-52.4 57 13.7 10.3-17.9
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 677 309 44.0 39.7-48.5 287 42.9 38.6-47.3 81 13.0 10.1-16.6
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 881 462 50.5 46.7-54.3 330 39.0 35.2-42.8 89 10.5 8.4-13.0

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PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2019
are NOT comparable to 2010 and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2019 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2019 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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